2008 Bako Halloween Happenings
A list of reasons to leave the coffin to get your scary groove on in Bakotopialand!
By Matt Muñoz, Bakotopia.com Editor
Our favorite time of the year is back again, and Bakotopia has picked the best Halloween events in town so your costume doesn’t go to waste!
Thanks to everyone who heeded the call and sent in and posted events.
**If you missed the print listing, sign-up at: www.bakotopia.com and we'll add your event to the online list below - AND IT WILL BE INCLUDED IN OUR POPULAR E-BLASTS for maximum views and getting your place packed!
Friday, Oct. 31 - “Halloween Night”
3rd Annual Nile Halloween - Day 1
Costume contest (with biggest cash prize in Bako!)
w/DJ Dlay
• The Nile, 1721 19th St.
• 9 p.m. / $10 / 21+ / 323-8575
Chuy's presents "Halloween Gone Wild!"
**BOTH LOCATIONS - SOUTHWEST & ROSEDALE!
Costume contest / Food & Drink specials w/DJs John Fox & DJ NS-5
• Chuy's (Southwest), 2500 New Stine Rd. - 833-3469
• Chuy's (Rosedale), 8660 Rosedale Hwy. - 587-5750
• 8p.m. / NO COVER / 21+
Freaks Come Out At Night
2 Dance Floors w/ DJs N Effect, Drink Specials, Costume Contest, Horrifying Visuals, Fortune Teller!
• Le Corusse Rouge, 4647 White Lane
• 8 p.m. / $10-$15 / 21+ / 934-1611
Annual Halloween Haunt
w/Just Dave Band & Costume Contest ($150 first prize)
• Fishlips, 1517 18th St.
• 9 p.m. / $5 / 21+ / 324-2557
Nightmare on V St. - Halloween Rave
w/DJ Michael Anthony, DJ Dyce, Dr. Luv, Kinetic Distortion, The Hollow, Vlad Arthur, Meditated Assault, State of Insomnia, and more. Two Rooms!
• The Dome, 2201 V St.
• 7 p.m. / $5 / All ages / 327-0190
A Haunted Ball
w/hostess Malicious Vixen, DJs: Ogre, Myth, Adam E, Senor Phat E, Antreal, and costume contest.
• Randolphs, 7737 Meany Ave.
• 9 p.m. / 21 + / $10-$25 / 615-1490
Scream 2
w/DJs Oso Mighty & Damage, $100 costume contest, VIP packages available
• Club Replay, 4500 Buck Owens Blvd.
• 9 p.m. / 21+ / $10
Ladies in costume free before 9:30 p.m.
• 324-3300
Hard Rockin' Halloween
w/ Thirty Round Clip, Exithead, My Dirty X!
$100 Costume Contest!
• Vinny's Bar, 2700 Union Ave.
• 10 p.m. / $5 / 21+
Wake The Dead
w/ Catch 22 - classic rock & blues!
• Scweitzer's Pit Stop, 10801 Highway 58
• 8 p.m. / FREE / 21+
Howloween 2008
w/Dusk Devils, The Iron Outlaws, The Silence Club
• Narducci’s Café
621 E. 21st St.
• 9 p.m. / 21+ / 324-2961
Halloween Monster Bash
w/Rock-A-Holics & Costume Contest
• Belvedere, corner of Brundage & Oak st.
• 9 p.m. / No cover / 21+ / 325-2139
The Naughty Halloween
w/ multiple DJ rooms, hot models, hosts: Flawless & Dirty, Costume Contest
• Four Points Sheraton, 5101 Calif. Ave.
• 8 p.m. / $20 / 21+ / 699-3226 or 206-854-2420
Melloween
w/ The Entertainers - pop, top-40, Latin...in a mellow mood!
• Cafe Med, 4809 Stockdale Hwy.
• 8 p.m. / FREE / 21+ / 834-4433
Okie-Fied Halloween
w/ The Token Okies - Rock N' Roll!
• Ethel's Old Corral, 4310 Alfred Harrell Hwy.
• 8 p.m.-? / FREE / 21+ / 873-7613
SOMETHING FOR DA KIDS!
KCMF Safe Halloween
• Kern County Museum, 3801 Chester Ave.
• All Day / $10 Adult & Kids
www.bakersfieldsafehalloween.com
November 1 - “Day of the Dead”

Bakotopia’s Dia De Los Mentos Mash-Up
w/Mento Buru, Upground, Vanity Avenue
• Fishlips, 1517 18th St. - downtown
• 9 p.m. / $5 / 21+ / 324-2557
Day of The Dead Group Art Show
w/local artists, live music, and more
• Cactus Valley Restaurant, 4215 Rosedale Highway
• 2 p.m. / No cover / To submit art call: 932-3175
3rd Annual Nile Halloween - Day 2
Costume contest (with biggest cash prize in Bako!)
w/DJ B
• The Nile, 1721 19th St.
• 9 p.m. / $10 / 21+ / 323-8575
HowCool.com & The BRG’s “Day After Party”
w/Three Chord Whore & The Graveyard Farmers
& DJs Drewgin & Dub Dubious Reina
• The Element Lounge, 1927 K. St.
• 8 p.m. / 21+ / Free with costume
THERE'S STILL TIME AND ROOM FOR MORE EVENTS ON THE LIST, BUT WE CAN'T READ YOUR MINDS! POST THEM HERE AT WWW.BAKOTOPIA.COM, AND WE'LL ADD IT TO THE LIST ABOVE!
Also printed in Bakotopia magazine, issue 39, 10-16-08
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